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Rookie goalie Frederik Andersen won his sixth straight game to start his NHL career, making 35 saves in place of ailing Jonas Hiller, and the league-leading Anaheim Ducks extended their winning streak to five with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.
Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, Nick Bonino got the go-ahead goal in the final minute of the second period and Andrew Cogliano added an empty-netter, helping Anaheim improve the NHL's best record to 15-3-1 and the best home start in franchise history to 8-0.
The Ducks are the league's only undefeated team on home ice, and the first to win their first eight home games since the 2010-11 Los Angeles Kings. Anaheim's 31 points through its first 19 games eclipsed the previous club mark of 30 set in 2006-07, when the team won its only Stanley Cup title.
Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf, who had his first career hat trick Friday night in a 6-2 victory over Buffalo, was scratched for the first time this season because of an upper-body injury. Mathieu Perreault took his place on the team's top line between Perry and Dustin Penner.
Andersen became the first Ducks goalie to win his first six NHL games. Viktor Fasth, who hasn't played since Oct. 16 due to a lower-body injury, was 8-0 in his first nine appearances last season.
According to a Ducks spokesman, Hiller was under the weather — but available to play. He sat by the locker room watching the game at the end of the runway leading to the bench area.
Tom Sestito scored his first goal of the season for the Canucks, back at Honda Center for the first time since beating Anaheim 5-0 last January in the Ducks' lockout-delayed home opener.
Eddie Lack made 20 saves in his fourth NHL start, all of them on the road — including overtime victories against Calgary and St. Louis. The 25-year-old rookie played the final 28 minutes of the Canucks' 5-1 loss at Los Angeles on Saturday night, stopping 13 of 14 shots after Roberto Luongo was pulled from a game for the first time since April 3, 2012, against the Ducks.
The Ducks led 2-1 after two periods despite getting outshot 29-16. Bonino slammed his fifth goal into a wide-open net after Emerson Etem got the puck from Perry in the left circle and drew Lack out of the crease.
Perry opened the scoring 8½ minutes into the middle period with his 11th goal. Francois Beauchemin's slap shot from the right point deflected off defenseman Jason Garrison's leg, then off Lack's right shoulder, before fluttering in the air and landing in the crease behind the Canucks' goalie. All Perry had to do was tap it in.
Sestito tied it at 14:09 with his sixth goal in 77 NHL games. Zack Kassian dumped the puck deep into the Anaheim zone and Brad Richardson beat Bryan Allen to it before setting up Sestito at the edge of the crease.
The Ducks were 0 for 2 on the power play. The Canucks, who came in with a league-best penalty-killing percentage of 89.1, have killed off all 22 short-handed situations over their last seven games.
NOTES: Ducks assistant coach Scott Niedermayer was in Toronto on the eve of his induction into the Hall of Fame. The five-time All-Star was Anaheim's captain during its Stanley Cup championship season, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He wasn't behind the bench the last time the Ducks hosted Vancouver, either. He was in Kamloops, B.C., for the retirement of his No. 28 jersey by the WHL's Blazers. ... The Canucks have played three consecutive games without a goal or an assist from either of the Sedin twins for the first time since last January, the second week of the lockout-delayed season. ... Luongo, whose 357 wins rank second among active goalies behind career leader Martin Brodeur, is 8-11-2 with a 3.17 goals-against average against Anaheim. ... The Canucks begin a six-game homestand Thursday night against San Jose. The Ducks start a four-game road trip Tuesday at Florida.


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Saddly i think there won't be lifting for today =(. I woke up late and planned to workout after lunch but i studied till now and at 3pm seems we're going to have some surf!
- Hope i'm not eating too much for another rest day, and hope surfing will burn something!
- Meal 1 355kcal 24g pro
- Soy yogurt and banana
- Meal 2 370kcal 25g pro
- Cauliflower and cashew (i have cooked many of them yesterday xD)
- Meal 3 360kcal 30g pro
- Sauteed tempeh with mushrooms
Going to pack something to bring with me!
- Meal 4 250kcal 15g pro
- Soy yogurt and apple
- Meal 5 240kcal 30g pro
- Shake with almond milk
- Meal 6 360kcal 30g pro
- Tempeh and brussel sprouts
- Meal 7 200kcal 30g pro
- Protein pudding :3
Total: 2150kcal (183g of protein)
Edit: This new "diet" is so cool! It's really easy to manage: you have just to find out meals that will fit your plan, as example soy yogurt will fit for your % of protein and fat so you have just to add some carbs in proportion..... and most of all make me feel more confortable when i'm eating! Today I just kept simple but i'm starting ro create some nice meals! I'll show you .

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text: This pilot study will establish a new project called the Finnish Prenatal Study of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders (FiPS-A). The FiPS-A is based on the Finnish Maternity Cohort (FMC), which consists of virtually all births in Finland (N=1.1 million) from 1987- 2005. The investigators will use maternal medical and exposure history collected during pregnancy to examine if infection, hormonal abnormalities and smoking are related to an increased risk of autism in their children in a subset of these 1.1 million births. This study will also be able to identify potential early risk factors including improper growth and development before the child was diagnosed to assess whether these parameters can be included in early signs of autism. In addition to medical data, this project has the ability to analyze blood samples that were drawn during pregnancy in a random sample of children who are diagnosed with autism, and a random sample of children without autism, all of whom were in the national FMC cohort. What this means for people with autism: This project has the potential to become one of the largest epidemiological studies to investigate prenatal and perinatal risk factors in autism, including a large biomarker repository to isolate possible early prenatal risk factors. In addition to studying the longitudinal development of children who later develop autism, multiple environmental factors, including medical information from the mother and child, will be studied for further analysis.


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Creating a successful app is an incredibly difficult task, whichever platform you are using.
For every super-viral Candy Crush there's a thousand zero download zombie apps littering the floor of the app store.
So what makes a great app? I recently took to Twitter (via an app naturally) to find out what busy digital people loved about apps...
A question for you Twitter - what's the best/most used app you've downloaded in the past month? Any function.
— Econsultancy (@Econsultancy) December 5, 2013
Save time FTW
Many of our Tweeters underlined a simple fact: People are busy. When every second counts you want to make efficient use of time available, not hang around at a rainy bus stop or being crushed on the platform at the station, waiting for a train that never arrives.
Out in the real world (or 'meatspace' if you prefer) there's often a paucity of information and even when it is available it comes from diverse sources, meaning we have to waste valuable time hunting down timetables, lining up at ticket offices, peering at departures boards and more.
Wouldn't it be nice if all of this was available in one place?
City Mapper
@LondonKirsty @Econsultancy #CityMapper is all this and more - can't recommend it enough! http://t.co/FyPGV07MYX
— Tony Stewart (@TSDigi) December 5, 2013
City Mapper is uniquely useful as it combines multiple travel options with a range of info including live updates, prices and even guides to the calories you'll burn off if you choose to pedal rather than ride. It's tough to be all things to all people, but this app manages it with aplomb.
This wasn't the only travel app that popped up though:
Tube Map
@Econsultancy Tube Map - got to be! Plan routes, journey times absolute lifesaver sometimes!
— Duncan Gosling (@DamovoDuncan) December 5, 2013
Bus Times
@Econsultancy I'm telling you... it's A LIFE SAVER
— Kirsty Marrins (@LondonKirsty) December 5, 2013
@Econsultancy Can't beat Nokia Maps, I don't know how iPhone users manage! Although there do need to be more Windows 8 phone apps.
— Gemma Downing (@GemmaDowning) December 5, 2013
(Also known as good old Nokia Maps)
These were all hugely popular, while for those travelling farther afield Trip Advisor and several apps with that all-important 'offline map' mode came in handy:
Trip Advisor
@Econsultancy the @tripadvisor offline app. Was so useful on a trip to Barcelona recently!
— Rebecca Hesilrige (@BeckyHesilrige) December 5, 2013
In short, we're busy, we don't want to waste time trying to get to our next appointment, so accurate on the move info is super important.
Educate and entertain:
@Econsultancy Spotify & the London Bus App - perfect combination for that bus stop wait.
— Rory Natkiel (@rorynatkiel) December 5, 2013
However much we reduce our commute though, we'll still inevitably be travelling for a few minutes a day. So how do we fill those minutes? If you're anything like our Twitter audience, you want to be doing something useful.
Once again, our followers want apps that combine information.
We're all curaters these days, so apps that filter and surface useful information rule. People who replied tended to focus on two areas – receiving news, or getting on top of their emails.
@Econsultancy Its been @asana for us. it cuts down email traffic within our team and very satisfying when you tick off a task!
— Exeter Family (@exeterfamily) December 5, 2013
@Econsultancy I like the @umanoapp - reads me some of my favourite news stories and trends in digital business when I'm on the go
— PB (@PJBenedicto) December 5, 2013
First up, the ever-popular IFTTT (IF This, Then That) made an appearance.
@Econsultancy for Londoners I really like @CitymapperLON. Also loving the @IFTTT app.
— Jonathan MacDonald (@macdonaldj) December 5, 2013
Possibly the ultimate curation app, IFTTT allows users to use simple recipes to automate a variety of tasks. For example, IF 'I update Twitter' THEN 'post the same update to Facebook'. It's a massive time saver. Have a look at some useful recipes or use this one to get a new recipe delivered to your email inbox every day.
Just providing info isn't enough though. We also need to access that information when it best suits us. Which is where Pocket comes in:
@Econsultancy I'm really loving @Pocket lately. So, so useful.
— Dan Smith (@itsdansmith) December 5, 2013
Simple to use and possessed of a simple design that loads quickly on any device, Pocket is a great way to save and sort information from multiple sources; a Pinterest for articles.
It's clearly gained huge traction over the past few months as well – here's a screenshot of our analytics showing the rise in traffic from Pocket:
Gather and share
Evernote and Wunderlist
Evernote was also very popular with users and a number of list apps popped up, with Wunderlist being your go-to organising app:
@Econsultancy Wunderlist - I use it to plan all of my tasks for work. Couldn't love without it
— Philip Storey (@philipstorey) December 5, 2013
These apps also allow the gathering and organisation of info, but once you've got everything in order, you need to share it. Several social apps popped up here, including Snapchat, Instagram and Buffer, but there was a definite focus on business too.
Refresh straddles the line between the two, pulling in additional relevant information about your contacts.
Collaboration was a strong theme too, with Citrix's Sharefile application proving popular, while Asana popped up as a handy open collaboration tool that took some of the email pain out of team projects.
Help users relax
Time to chill out. Whether it's working out or heading down the front at a gig, our followers know how to have fun. Make sure you check out:
@Econsultancy Deffo @gighub_ for me. Great tool to find local gigs!
— Josh Newton (@albinjindu) December 5, 2013
My Fitness Pal
@Econsultancy for me it's got to be the @MyFitnessPal app. Easy to use and it is working for me already! Fab-u-lous!
— Steph Marshall Power (@steph_m_power) December 5, 2013
@Econsultancy Duolingo. Hadn't studied Spanish since high school and it's been a surprisingly effective, easy and addictive way to learn.
— Ana Jenkins (@anajenkins) December 5, 2013
And more...
If your phone isn't already creaking from the download strain, you should also try the following, which our users recommended for email, banking, education, image sharing and more:
So, want to make a perfect app? It should save time, entertain, curate, inform and share (and maybe show you where to get a beer at the end of a long day too). Easy!
We know there's plenty more we've missed out there. As always, let us know your own opinions in the comments below.
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Thanks for the great shortlist. More than a few Tweeps like our super-addictive web app TripTuner (mobile coming soon) that helps you find ideal travel destinations instantly using DJ like equalizer sliders. Check it out! www.triptuner.com.
Great article with great resources! This would be a great resource to bookmark for many small business owners looking to gain momentum in social media marketing
Alarmed at the recent hikes in postage I've been using PingSome to send all my friends and family their animated cards. They have a great range of really nice cards (not the usual ecard rubbish), definitely check it out as it's saved me a fortune on postage!


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These neck warmers/ muscle relaxers are especially nice in the winter but are useful all year. Heat one up and put on your shoulders to relax tense muscles. Warm yourself when coming in from the cold or use it to warm up your feet when crawling into bed on chilly nights.
They work well as a cold pack too. Store one in the freezer in a sealed plastic bag. Your kids will likely prefer a cold "rice" pack over a bag of frozen peas. The rice bags are softer and not as cold. You might want to make a smaller bag for this purpose.
Heat it up in the microwave for a minute or two. Check after a minute to see if it is the desired temperature. Don't over-heat because the filler can burn. Be careful that you don't overheat because it can burn your skin.
My young students made these for gifts at my recent December "green" craft workshops. This is a great project suitable for beginner sewers.
Think Mother's day gift, Christmas gift, get well gift…
How to:
Fold and cut. However you fold your fabric, you should end up with a rectangle that is about 18 inches long and 5.5 inches wide. You need a top and a bottom. You can custom make yours longer or shorter.
Sew with good sides touching. Make sure you sew all the way to the edge. You don't want the rice to fall out the corners! Clip corners.
Turn right side out. Use a knitting needle to gently poke the corners out. Be careful not to poke a hole in the corners while doing this.
Add rice. I use about two pounds of rice for each neck warmer. You can also use oat wheat berries, flaxseeds or dried corn. You can also add a little lavender if you like or scented oils.
Tuck in the raw edges. Pin and then machine sew the opening closed. Hand sew if you prefer.
You can sew it in sections if you like to keep the filler from going all to one side. I don't think this is necessary however.
There rice bags are also great to use as a hand rest when typing. I love to use it when I'm getting chilly working on the computer.
This one was made by re-purposing the fabric from unwanted flannel PJ's.


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County Manager Jim Hartmann told the Wake County Board of Commissioners on Monday that it could use excess revenues from liquor sales to give teachers a one-time bump in supplemental pay, but should wait until the state completes its teacher-pay plan before deciding what to do next.
Hartmann made the recommendation to board members at their budget workshop on Monday.
The board had asked Hartmann at its last meeting to talk with county school officials to find a way – without raising taxes – to make Wake's average teacher salary supplement the highest of any county in the state. Supporters of much higher salaries for teachers in the state's largest school system called the move recommended Monday insufficient.
Most public school teachers are paid by the state. But counties can supplement their pay, and Wake now pays an average supplement of $6,204 per year. The system paying the highest supplement is Chapel Hill-Carrboro, which gives teachers an additional $6,441.
Commissioner Paul Coble said having the highest supplement would help Wake recruit new teachers.
"That gives us a competitive advantage," he said.
Democrats said being No. 1 in teacher pay supplements would be more of a symbolic gesture, amounting to about $237 more annually per teacher on average. At a budget hearing last week, commissioners heard from dozens of teachers who said their salaries are not enough to live on. Many spoke of having second and third jobs. Some qualify for housing aid and food assistance.
In the face of such need, Commissioner James West questioned the purpose of putting a few hundred dollars more per year in teachers' pockets.
"I just don't think that that amount is going to do a whole lot" to increase teacher morale or job satisfaction, West said.
The county and the school system are in the process of crafting their budgets for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Commissioners will be asked to approve a budget at their meeting Monday.
A boost from the ABC
Hartmann proposed last week that the school board use its own fund balance to pay for an increased supplement. On Monday, he recommended that the board use $3.75 million in revenues from the county's ABC Board to raise teachers' supplemental pay for the coming year. The ABC Board generated more revenue in 2013-14 than projected, and Hartmann did not include the extra funds in the budget he presented to commissioners last month.
But the ABC surplus is not a reliable source of teacher salary supplements from year to year.
So Hartmann, Wake schools Superintendent Jim Merrill and other staff have talked in the past week about transferring money from the schools' fund balance to the county's fund balance. Deputy County Manager Johnna Rogers said that if the schools could transfer $20 million from their fund balance to the county's fund balance, it could free up about $4 million in county tax funds per year, which could be used for future teacher supplements.
To keep its AAA bond rating, the county has to maintain a fund balance of 30 percent of its current-year revenues. For rating purposes, the school system's fund balance does not count toward the county's fund balance.
The school system has a policy of keeping a fund balance of no more than 6 percent of the subsequent year's appropriation from the county, but has waived the policy in recent years to keep the excess, saying the extra cash might be needed to make up for shortfalls in state funding.
The fund balance is about $36 million, but the school system had planned to use all but about $6 million of that in the coming year's budget.
In the meantime, the N.C. Senate has proposed a controversial plan for raising teacher salaries, and the House is set to release its budget proposal on Tuesday.
If the legislature ultimately approves a budget with a raise for teachers, it may finance the raise by passing on more education costs to counties.
Waiting for the state
Hartmann said he and Merrill agree that the schools and the county should wait until the state passes its budget to see what if any additional costs the state will pass along. Then, in the fall, Hartmann said, two entities can decide whether to transfer money from the fund balance. In the meantime, he said, they will continue to talk regularly.
Though they did not immediately resolve the issue, Republican board members praised county and school staff for being able to hold productive discussions on funding issues, something commissioners and school board members have struggled with for years.
Democrats, the minority on the board, were not as encouraged.
The school board asked the county for a $39.3 million increase in funding for the coming year, $29.1 million of which would have been used for a 3.5 percent pay raise for all school employees. The budget Hartmann recommended included a $10.2 million school budget increase, with no raise.
School board Chairwoman Christine Kushner said by phone after the meeting that she had not seen the plans presented Monday. But she said they fall short of the amount the school system needs to provide teachers adequate pay.
"We need a long-term plan for increasing our teacher salaries," she said.
Kushner said the school board hasn't discussed what it will do if it doesn't get the full $39.3 million increase.
Staff writer T. Keung Hui contributed to this story.


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The horrific killings at the Washington Navy Yard have had a searing impact on the greater government community. The Navy Yard is populated by a diverse array of federal civilian, military and contractor personnel, and the tragedy directly affected each segment of this blended workforce. It is no exaggeration to say that all Americans share a solemn responsibility to examine those events and work together to do whatever possible to keep them from happening again.
As former deputy secretary of Defense John Hamre articulated in a Sept. 19 op-ed in The Washington Post, the reaction to the incident has included too many politically gratifying declarations that threaten to obscure the real and relevant issues. That has been most evident in much of the commentary about, and importance ascribed to, the gunman's status as a contractor employee with a security clearance.
Let's be clear about the facts. Contractor and government personnel go through exactly the same clearance process, conducted by the same entities and are subject to the same levels of scrutiny. Thus, any gaps in the process would apply equally to both. Further, the available data on security violations make it eminently clear that contractors present no added risk for physical or information security breaches than anyone else within or supporting the government. As such, the fact that Aaron Alexis wore a contractor badge is irrelevant -- yet it has become a core element of the Navy Yard story. That view is to be expected from those who will take any opportunity, no matter how specious, to slam contractors and diminish or demean the work they do. But it's far more troubling when such commentary comes from those who normally exhibit more thoughtful analysis.
Some in Congress have seized the opportunity to blast the company that conducted the shooter's background check, noting that the firm also conducted Edward Snowden's background check and is under investigation. The truth is the investigation is ongoing, and no charges have even been filed, let alone adjudicated. Obviously, the investigation should be completed and whatever action is appropriate should be taken. But these critics are presuming guilt and ignoring the fact that the Office of Personnel Management determined that the Alexis and Snowden background checks were properly done. While blaming contractors is good fodder for headlines, given the lack of evidence of wrongdoing in the Alexis and Snowden cases, this kind of piling on is unseemly and irresponsible. In fact, the actual decisions on the clearances were made by government officials. In addition, a recent OPM inspector general report shows 60 percent of fraudulent background checks have been performed by in-house government investigators, even though they perform only 30 percent of the investigations.
My point is not to whitewash any issues or to denigrate government employees in any way. Rather, it is to strongly suggest the responsible course of action would be to avoid finger-pointing, grandstanding and demanding instant "solutions." All would be better served by a more thoughtful, thorough and fact-based assessment of the clearance process to identify how and where it might be improved -- and whether any improvement could have prevented the events of Sept. 16. Three of those assessments are underway by the Navy, the Defense Department and the Office of Management and Budget.
One key focus of that review should be the mechanisms for disclosing information about an employee who already has a clearance. That clearance should be revoked when factual derogatory information about the employee is brought to the attention of officials. But it's unclear whether a good process exists for making that happen. The review must also weigh the delicate balance of personal liberty and privacy. These are not simple questions that lend themselves to quick sound bites. Rather, they require meaningful analysis. Those working at government facilities or on behalf of this nation -- regardless of their employer -- deserve no less.
Stan Soloway is president and chief executive officer of the Professional Services Council and a former deputy undersecretary of Defense.


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Attorney for former Nashua alderman says she is innocent of witness tamperingBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
April 04. 2014 1:20PM
NASHUA -- Legal counsel for Kathryn Vitale, the former city alderman who is accused of witness tampering, is maintaining his client's innocence.
"We are going to do everything we can to defend her, and we look forward to demonstrating that she is innocent of these charges," Attorney Joe Fricano said Friday at the Hillsborough County Superior Court.
Vitale, who was indicted last month on two felony charges of conspiracy to witness tampering, did not appear in court on Friday as scheduled, but instead waived her arraignment proceeding.
A bail hearing will likely be scheduled in the near future to address Vitale's bail, according Fricano, who stressed that his client has no criminal history.
"Miss Vitale has never been arrested before in her entire life, to my knowledge," he said. "She has been a public servant, and she is an active member of the community."
According to Fricano, Vitale is very concerned about the allegations, and did not anticipate the indictments that were recently handed up by a Hillsborough County Superior Court grand jury.
"She did not see this coming," said Fricano, adding he is unaware whether police questioned her prior to bring forward the allegations.
Since being indicted, Vitale, 54, of 8 Massasoit Rd., has taken a leave of absence from her position on the Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment where she currently sits as an alternate member.
"I am sure she wants to make sure that she preserves the public trust, and until she is cleared of these charges, she probably thinks that is the best thing to do," said Fricano, from the law firm Chadwick-Fricano-Weber of Merrimack.
Vitale also served as a city alderman until she lost her re-election bid for the Ward 1 seat last November.
Police allege that Vitale, sometime between Nov. 27, 2013 and Feb. 19, conspired with Ernesto Rivera, 48, and Rene Lavoie, 52, to persuade Elvira Kersey to recant her statement in an assault case against Rivera.
The indictments also state that Vitale allegedly contacted Lavoie, of 21 Hospital Ave., apt. 1, Manchester, to make arrangements to bring Lavoie to Kersey's residence so that Lavoie could tell Kersey to recant her statement, and later drove Lavoie to her residence.
Kersey is a key witness in a case against Rivera, who is currently incarcerated in connection with various weapons, assault and drug charges, says court documents.
Rivera is accused of assaulting two women, including Kersey, during a dispute last August at a Nashua restaurant that resulted in six domestic violence assault charges.
Rivera is now facing additional charges after being indicted in March on five counts of witness tampering and two counts of criminal liability to witness tampering in connection with Vitale's case.
Lavoie has also been indicted on two counts of conspiracy to witness tampering for the same incident, says court documents.
If convicted, Vitale could face a maximum of seven years in prison for each offense, and a $4,000 fine.


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DETROIT (AP) — Beneath a multi-colored quilt of Disney cartoon characters, 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones lay peacefully on the living room couch of her grandmother's first-floor flat on Detroit's east side.
Mertilla Jones lay at the other end, having recently put the girl to sleep.
Within seconds — maybe as few as three — a stun grenade smashed through a window, exploding over the couch. Armed, black-clad and masked police officers swarmed into the living room and, moments later, Aiyana lay bleeding to death with a gunshot wound to her head.
"As soon as they came in, their guns were just pointing right there, and he pulled the trigger," Aiyana's grandmother, Mertilla Jones said Monday of Joseph Weekley during the Detroit police officer's involuntary manslaughter trial in Wayne County Circuit Court.
"I seen the light leave out of her eyes and the blood started gushing out her mouth and she was dead," testified the 50-year-old Jones, who then broke into tears.
For members of the Detroit police special response team, the May 2010 nighttime raid on the two-family flat on Lillibridge was one of hundreds they had taken part in as a unit. This time they were being shadowed by a crew from the reality TV show, "The First 48."
Armed with an MP5 submachine gun and behind a shield, team veteran Weekley was selected as point man for the operation — tasked with being first into the home in search of murder suspect, Chauncey Owens.
Weekley has said his gun accidentally fired when Mertilla Jones bumped into him or grabbed it. Prosecutors say he was negligent in failing to control his weapon.
Jones testified she rolled onto the floor after the noise and flash from the grenade, and was on her stomach when Weekley stormed in.
She said Aiyana's head was propped against the armrest of the couch as she slept and Weekley was holding the gun right next to the armrest when his weapon discharged.
"The gun went off and shot her in the head. I started screaming and hollering. ... 'Y'all done killed my grandbaby,'" Jones told the courtroom.
Special response team member Larry Davis testified Monday that Weekley told him after the shooting that someone grabbed his weapon.
"I told him things would be OK. That's about it," Davis said.
Last week, a neighbor testified that he tried to tell officers before they raided the home that children were inside. Under cross-examination Monday, Jones said the officers were negligent.
"They knew there were children in there. So why would they come in there like that? They came to kill, and they killed a 7-year-old."
Davis, the officer who tossed the stun grenade, said the team was unaware children were inside.
When asked by prosecutors if knowing children were in the house would have forced police to change raid tactics, Davis responded: "Probably not."
It was Owens they were after. Two days before the raid 17-year-old Je'rean Blake was standing outside a neighborhood convenience store when he was shot to death following a dispute.
Mertilla Jones testified that Owens lived in the upper unit with her daughter, LaKrystal Sanders. Police found Owens in the upstairs flat and he was arrested.
Owens pleaded guilty in April 2011 to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 28 years in prison for Blake's slaying.


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"Safe & Sane" Fireworks? No Such Thing.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 9:07am
As sure as dandelions crop up in the spring, the onset of summer brings a surge of fireworks stands in anticipation of the 4th of July holiday.
The consumer fireworks industry has created the phrase "safe and sane" to refer to these smaller explosives. "Safe and Sane" usually means fireworks that do not fly or explode, typically fountains, sparklers, wheels, smoke and snake items, strobes, ground spinners, and novelty fireworks that do not travel. Snaps and caps are usually considered "Safe and Sane" fireworks.
The City of Madison further restricts consumer fireworks within the City limits to sparklers, snakes, snaps, caps and party poppers. These provisions within the City ordinance have helped to keep fireworks-related injuries to a minimum over the years.
But the truth is that the concept of "safe and sane" fireworks is an oxymoron. In an article written for the International Fire Chiefs Association, Deputy Chief and Fire Marshal for the City of Port Orange (Fla.) Department of Fire & Rescue Christopher Weir, EFO, writes:
Look at the reported injuries each year from these "safe and sane" products and one may jump to a quick conclusion that this is smoke-and-mirrors marketing. Mind you that these statistics are just the reported injuries. No one can quantify the actual numbers of those injured, but we can venture an estimate of up to 25% above reported injuries.
In a 2013 report on fireworks, the NFPA reported that 89% of the fireworks injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms involved fireworks that Federal regulations permit consumers to use. In 2011, fireworks were directly involved in 17,800 reported fires, resulting in direct damage estimated at $32 million dollars; this includes 1,200 structural fires, 400 vehicle fires and 16,300 outside and other fires.
One statistic that rarely changes over the years is that children and young adults suffer a large share of the injuries reported. In 2012, CPSC stated that 44% of the reported injuries from consumer pyrotechnics were children under the age of 19.
Many communities bordering Madison have differing ordinances governing the use of fireworks, but Roman candles, fountains, bottle rockets, firecrackers, and other devices sold at nearby roadside stands are not permitted within the City. Individuals found to be using fireworks in violation of City ordinances face fines in excess of $300.
Although permitted by city ordinance, sparklers and snakes still present a fire and burn hazard. Please use these devices with caution. Only light them on a non-combustible surface like concrete. Dispose of them in a bucket of water and make sure they are completely cool before discarding them in the trash.
Better still, don't purchase or use fireworks at all. The safest way to enjoy fireworks is to attend a public display conducted by trained professionals.
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Dhanaulti, a popular hill station in the Mussoorie
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picturesque environs. This gorgeous hill station is situated at a soaring height of around 2286m.
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Stockton homicide victim identified
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Stockton homicide victim identified
Suspect is in police custody
STOCKTON, Calif. (KCRA) —
A suspect linked to the shooting death of a 21-year-old man is now in custody, Stockton police said.
Police said Andrew Torres, 19, was arrested on homicide charges in the shooting death of Alexander Centeno.
Stockton police spokesman Joe Silva said Torres and Centeno were friends. Investigators believe Torres negligently fired the gun, adding that the shooting wasn't an accident, according to Silva.
"His friends said he was shot at his home and they tried to take him to Kaiser on West Lane but it was closed, so they called 911," Silva said.
Centeno was taken to an area hospital where he later died.
"We were able to find the suspect because people called the police department with very detailed description and his whereabouts," Silva added.


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I've had a few hours to digest everything that happened yesterday.
Let's review:
- Chase Utley is scheduled for surgery on his right hip next week in New York. He is expected to need four to six months to recover.
- Pedro Feliz had lower back surgery and is expected to need eight to 12 weeks to recover.
- The Phillies traded outfielder Greg Golson to the Texas Rangers for outfielder John Mayberry.
- The Phillies put righthanders Carlos Carrasco and Drew Naylor, lefthander Sergio Escalona and catcher Joel Naughton on the 40-man roster.
Other than that, a pretty quiet day.
But what does it all mean? In terms of how it changes Ruben Amaro Jr.'s off-season plans, not much. The Phillies' top priority remains re-signing Jamie Moyer, which I believe will happen. Their other priorities include finding a solution in left field (Rocco Baldelli, Raul Ibanez and Pat Burrell remain possibilities) and adding another reliever to their bullpen (they have interest in righthander Juan Cruz). But Amaro made it pretty clear yesterday they are optimistic any time Utley misses will be minimal. So don't expect the Phillies to call up free agent second baseman Orlando Hudson's agent today. The Phillies are going to go with short-term solutions to their second base problem.
Eric Bruntlett filled in for shortstop Jimmy Rollins early this season when Rollins spent time on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle. He could do the same at second base. Jason Donald, one of the organization's top prospects, is hitting .407 in the Arizona Fall League and also could see time there. The Phillies had kicked around the idea of adding a utility infielder before they scheduled Utley for surgery. Free agents like Nick Punto, who played for the Phillies from 2001-03, and Damion Easley could make sense.
"I think we have coverage with Bruntlett and with the emergence of Donald," Amaro said. "That does not mean that we won't look to add, but I think if were to open the season today without Chase … we're covered fairly well.
"You don't necessarily replace an Utley, but at the same time we really feel … he's going to be fairly close to ready, if not ready, by opening day. A lot of it depends on how the rehab goes, how the surgery goes. This is not an exact science. But we fully expect to have Chase Utley with us for the bulk of the season, so I'd have to say frankly as far as how we go about our business with our club, it probably won't change significantly."
Same goes for Feliz. The Phillies expect him back before Utley, so they think third base is even less of an issue than second base. Plus, if something with Feliz lingers, they have Greg Dobbs, Bruntlett and Donald to help out.
Mayberry is not the team's 2009 solution for left field. The Phillies acquired him because they have very little power in their minor-league system, and his power eventually could play big at cozy Citizens Bank Park -- if not in 2009, then in the future. But why trade Golson? Wasn't he an everyday outfielder of the future? Not necessarily. I had heard rumblings during the season that the Phillies projected Golson to be a fourth or fifth outfielder. Golson, the Phillies' first round pick in 2004, hit .282 with 13 homers, 60 RBIs and 23 stolen based for double-A Reading, but also struck out an alarming 130 times. Maybe because the Phillies have Shane Victorino signed through 2011, they feel they could use a righthanded power bat more than a speed/defense guy.
Expect the Phillies to announce today the final coach for Charlie Manuel's staff. The Phillies had interviewed Rich Donnelly, Tim Bogar and Pete Mackanin.
Update (11:42 a.m.): The Phillies announced that Mackanin will be Manuel's new bench coach. That means Sam Perlozzo is the team's new third base coach.


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Allergan Facebook initiative shows the risks of social media for pharma marketers
To help reinvigorate sales of its 13 year-old dry eye treatment Restasis in the face of competition from a new drug, pharma giant Allergan turned to the world's largest social network, Facebook.
The company, with the help of its agencies, launched a Facebook Page. According to Fierce Pharma, the effort has largely been a success.
Facebook's algorithm update: what it means for marketers
A lot of attention has been paid to the effects of Google's latest updates to its search algorithm.
And rightly so, as the latest changes give long overdue improved ranking to sites that have been optimised for mobile.
Facebook's overhauled business pages focus on content and mobile
I know, I know. Another day, another update to Facebook business pages.
This one is a bit larger than most though, and may have some interesting effects on your content.
So let's dig in to the new business page format before it rolls out to the entire network on June 19th.
Why are retailers' Facebook news feed posts reaching fewer fans?
In February of this year Facebook turned 10, and what a wild ride it has taken all of us on.
Retailers, brands and celebrities (for the sake of this article these three groups will be referred to as 'retailers') quickly realised Facebook was the go to social media channel, stimulating brand buzz and developing direct consumer relationships. Facebook was the social golden child.
Now, these very same Retailers are accusing Facebook of intentionally reducing 'organic reach' purely for commercial gain.
While the retailers' accusation of Facebook is convenient, there are two sides to this story.
Demographic shifts: a social media marketer's worst nightmare?
For digital marketers, understanding the audience a platform offers access to is crucial. After all, if you don't know who you will be reaching, it's all but impossible to craft messages and experiences that resonate.
The good news: digital channels are generally understood far better than their offline counterparts because users can be tracked far more comprehensively and accurately. The bad news: the make-up of digital channels can change, and sometimes quite rapidly. This is particularly true in social channels, where what's hot today is not hot tomorrow.
Mark Cuban: Facebook's "search for revenue has severely devalued every brand's following"
2012 has been an interesting year for brand marketers active on Facebook. The world's social network went public and as a result, has more aggressively moved to monetize its massive audience. That in turn has introduced some new dynamics to the Facebook-brand relationship.
Recently, there has been a lot of buzz around changes Facebook has apparently made to its Edgerank algorithm. The theory: Facebook is making it more difficult for brands to reach their fans organically in an effort to promote use of its Promoted Posts ad product.
Will Facebook's Page notifications silence Edgerank complaints?
In May, the world's largest social network went public in what was one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs in history. But, as Metallica might say, the soothing light at the end of Facebook's tunnel turned out to be a freight train. Thanks to an exorbitant valuation, exchange glitches and growing skepticism about Facebook's ability to make money, shares of Facebook stock, which was priced at $38, were quickly battered to the twenties, and then to the teens.
Facebook can't turn back the hands of time and redo its public debut, but it can convince Wall Street that it is going to make money and lots of it. And that's precisely what it has been focusing on since May.
Facebook weaves tangled web with secret marketer tools
If a marketer mistakenly believes that its Facebook Page is a form of owned media, don't point the finger at Facebook. The company has reminded companies that their Facebook Pages and fans really belong to Facebook.
But marketers that still refuse to understand that their Facebook Pages don't belong to them, or don't want to think about the implications of this fact, are in for a rude awakening as Facebook weaves an increasingly tangled web with its efforts to turn marketer activity on its social network into cold hard cash.
Facebook to charge brands for Offers
The famed economist Milton Friedman once explained that there's no such thing as a free lunch. But for brand marketers using social media to reach consumers, it seemed like Friedman's rule was a thing of the past.
That's because many of the world's most popular social platforms offered a plethora of marketing tools for the princely sum of, well, nothing.
Consumers don't trust paid media: report
Brands are increasingly paying for 'Likes', followers and reviews, and despite the risks associated with this activity and the questionable efficacy of the tactic, there may be a logical reason for it.
That reason: according to Nielsen, consumers trust earned media, such as recommendations from friends and online reviews, far more than they do paid media.
Are social and Facebook now SEO?
There has been a lot of talk over the past several years about the intersection of search and social. Many suggest that both will inevitably merge in a meaningful way, and there's good reason to believe they may be right.
But when it comes to SEO, just how big a role is social playing?
Facebook's new enhanced post targeting: what brands need to know
If Facebook is going to keep brand marketers on its side, there's little argument that it's going to have to give them a greater level of insight into their Facebook audiences and campaigns. And when it comes to engaging with all those people who 'like' a particular brand, Facebook is going to have to give marketers a greater level of control.
It appears to be doing just that with new enhanced post targeting functionality that is being rolled out to Facebook Page admins.


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A veteran of World War II or thereafter who has a service-connected disability (80% - 100%) which entitles him or her to VA disability compensation and who is in need of vocational rehabilitation because his or her disability creates an employment handicap, may be eligible for Chapter 31 benefits. Vocational rehabilitation may be provided for up to 48 months, and an eligible veteran now generally has 12 years from discharge or release from active duty in which to use these benefits.
Apply for Benefits
To apply for educational assistance under Chapter 31 you will need to fill out VA form 28-1900, and submit it to the VA Regional Office.
The Veterans On-Line Application (VONAPP) website is an official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website that allows veterans and other designated individuals to apply for benefits using the internet.
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Welcome to the web site of the Hardin County Republican Party. As you know, we are the party of such great leaders as Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. Our Party stands for lower taxes, smaller and less intrusive government, personal responsibility and accountability, Constitutional government, respect for life.
The Hardin County Republican Party of Kentucky has made great strides in the last several years. The number of registered Republican voters has increased dramatically while the number of Democrats has remained stagnant. In the 2010 election, we elected for the first time 4 Republican magistrates out the 8 that sit on Fiscal Court. Out of the four, one of those is our first Republican woman magistrate.
Although we have made great progress, there is still much to do. We need people who can volunteer with parades, help make phone calls, put up signs, help at the headquarters and most importantly we need donations to help run our local party. So, if you like more money in your pocket and less government on your back, if you are concerned with family values and freedom, then be sure to register Republican.
We welcome all voters who are registered Republicans and Independents and Democrates who want to change their party affiliation.
Please join us and volunteer to help our candidates and local party. Please browse around and be sure to check back for updates on meeting times and places on the Republican News and Info page.
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Our professors are criminologists and sociologists who hold degrees from such institutions as the University of Missouri-St. Louis, University of Oklahoma, University of Illinois-Chicago, Indiana University, and Pennsylvania State University. Adjunct faculty work in law enforcement, corrections and human service agencies, and share their expertise with students.
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The Chocolate Mission Omnibus:
Wimbledon got started this Monday so I thought the only way to mark the occasion was start things off with a Strawberry based chocolate review - Thornton's Milk Chocolate with Strawberry. This bar was well received by not only myself but also many of ChocolateMission's most dedicated readers expressing their urge to get involved with it aswell.
The most momentous review of the week for me was my review of the Kit Kat Caramel Chunky which I would literally do cartwheels for just to get hold of another. This bar was absolutely delicious and is probably my BOTY (Bar of the Year) to date. In a none to rare moment of stupidity I also managed to get my wires crossed with ChocolateMission reader Tara who I offer my apologies to once again :) Tara kindly tried to inform me that this bar was also in distribution in Canada aswell as the New Zealand & Australia. No matter where you get it from I am sure this bar would be well received by a large amount of you - recommended!
Lastly on Saturday I got to grips with Reber's MozartKugeln truffles which brought both colour and flavour to the table. These weren't the greatest truffles ever but they certainly brought something new to the table and they seemed to appeal to some readers such as Lottie and Alan ... Jeanna and Lu remain unconvinced but I would still urge you guys to give them a try.
News from the Chocolate Market:
With it being the summer season chocolate NPD is pretty low at the minute so I will keep this relatively short.
* Alan has reported some sightings of the smaller snack sized packs of Cadbury Raisins & Cadbury Peanuts in the shops. Personally I have only seen the larger bags so far and think they are way too big ... who on earth wants to eat 100.0g of chocolate covered peanuts!?
* Hotel Chocolat have got some new sales up - with a few multi-buy deals on some of their boxed chocolate ranges, aswell as their 'Summer Puddles' range. Well worth checking out - Click HERE to do so.
* Walkers Nonsuch Toffees have announced they are broadening their 'Pick-n-Mix' range - Click HERE
* Looks like Ferrero have nailed their latest marketing campaign with the Kinder brand seeing some good results from their latest below-the-line advertising - Click HERE
Posts from other Blogs I enjoyed this week:
It has been a busy week but I have still been keeping an eye on some of my favourite sites:
* Wisconsin Candy Dish - Jeanna visited the place that ChocolateFest originates from and got to see some very bizzare things. The Alice in Wonderland themed chocolate fountain chaught my eye, as did the chocolate coated bacon! See HERE
* Foodstufffinds - The latest addition to the blogroll got hold of some new consumer goods gracing the UK shelves this week - check out the Oreo's Chocolate Creme & Strawberry Jaffa Cakes. See HERE
* Chocablog - Dom reviewed a bar called 'William Curley Sea Salted Caramel', he said it wasn't as good as Paul.A Young Sea Salted Caramels but still highly recommended it! I will be having my own say on those two products soon so keep an eye out for them. See HERE
* ZOMG, Candy! - Got to grips with a product called Kinder Joy that really took my fancy! Dean-German-Grocery are on the case! See HERE
Question of the Week:
'What was the worst chocolate/candy bar you have ever eaten?'


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I. In Focus This Week
'By the way, we have to do something about that' Part II
Tech world weighs in on how technology can help do something about that
Editor's Note: Last week we took a look — generally speaking — at what caused some of the long lines voters faced what some possible solutions are. This week, we'll look specifically at the role technology may have played in slowing things down on Election Day and what those in the tech world think needs to be done to improve the process. In an upcoming edition, we'll speak with local election officials to get their take on what caused the lines and what they would like to see happen to help alleviate them.
On Election Day, at one precinct in Washington, D.C. the line to check-in snaked around the block in the early morning chill. Once voters made it inside to the check-in table, poll workers struggled through the paper poll books to find names.
After voters checked in, those wishing to use the one DRE machine queued up in another line that circled around itself while those wishing to cast paper ballots were only held up when the poll worker overseeing the optical scan machine was called away to help a voter using the DRE.
The average wait time for those trying to cast a ballot before lunchtime was about two hours.
While two hours pales in comparison to what some voters faced on Election Day, as many experts agree, it's still too long for a voter to wait to cast their ballot.
What role technology — or lack thereof — played in slowing things down on Election Day remains up for review and debate, but experts agree that technology has a huge role to play in fixing what went wrong.
"For the voter, too much depends on the luck of the draw," said Pamela Smith, president of Verified Voting. "In a jurisdiction with good contingency plans and good training, or where you didn't have to rely on a machine interface for marking your ballot, you were generally in pretty good shape. But yes, there were locations where equipment problems resulted in long lines."
Following the election, on behalf of 29 experts in the field of technology and voting, the California Voter Foundation sent President Barack Obama a letter asking him to follow up on his promise to "do something about that" and to pay special attention to the technology aspects of elections.
"I hope our letter is read by the president and helps him develop a thoughtful and well-informed position about election reform," Alexander said. "I hope it motivates him to invest his resources and attention into this issue area, which is so neglected and underfunded at all levels of government."
Alexander hopes the president appoints a panel to explore the problems witnessed on Election Day and then recommend changes that would minimize the problems in the future.
Voting Machines
One major issue is the role DRE's played in slowing up the process. David Dill, professor of computer Science at Stanford and also on the board of Verified Voting said DRE's lead to a host of problems on Election Day. He noted that DRE's are harder to set up, thus making elections start late; they malfunction; and they are expensive and therefore there are never usually enough to accommodate voters.
"Optical scan ballots, scanned either in the precincts or centrally, are the most widely used voting systems in the U.S," Dill said. "We should replace DREs with optical scan systems and it will reduce lines."
DRE machines have their supporters and Michelle Shafer, director of communications, SOE Software, a Scytl Company noted that it wasn't necessarily the machines themselves that caused problems, but a lack of machines.
"DREs are much faster and more accurate at recording the voter's intent than having to mark a paper ballot with a pencil," Shafer said. "Additionally, DREs provide less opportunity for error. A vote center would need to have every ballot available to every voter…. Clinging to the past with the purported security of paper ballots and antiquated voting methods will continue to produce long lines. "
Anecdotally voters too seem to be supportive of the continued use of DREs and in several observed instances on Election Day were willing to wait in line to use a DRE when the lines to cast a paper ballot were shorter, if they existed at all.
Cook County, Ill., which didn't experience some of the long line problems that other jurisdictions did, uses a blended voting system giving voters the opportunity to cast either paper ballots or use a DRE machine. Jan Kralovec, director of elections for the county said elections staff in the clerk's office think about the county's voting system all the time.
"It's never that far from your conscious," Kralovec said. "The voters really, really like the touchscreens. They will stand and wait for a touchscreen. Our equipment is holding up pretty well, but we are getting to the point where parts and supplies are getting more difficult to come by. Ideally we would like to move to newer scanners, but we just don't have the money to do it."
Douglas W. Jones, associate professor, University of Iowa Department of Computer Science acknowledge the need for improved voting systems, but cautioned about the process.
"We need to avoid replacing all of our equipment at once. Statewide mass upgrades are bad for the state budget, and they are bad for the voting machine vendors," Jones said. "If we have a steady market, doing machine replacement on a county-by-county basis, so that there is a steady and relatively constant demand, prices will be stable, manufacturing will be stable, and the income stream the vendors need to finance the development of the next generation will be steady. Crash programs are bad for everyone."
Alexander noted that unlike smart phones and desktop computers, we use voting machines very infrequently and therefore never really get good at it.
"Voting systems are 'mission critical' - that is, they have to function successfully for a certain window of time and then the opportunity is passed," Alexander said. "I believe we can build a better voting system, but it isn't coming from the existing marketplace. Until we make an investment in something really ambitious, it's safer to stay with low-tech systems like optical scan."
Other Technologies
Of course voting machines aren't the only technology that voters will face on election day.
Some jurisdictions are moving to electronic pollbooks and reports from those that are using them have been positive.
"Electronic pollbooks that are linked in real time would have solved many of the voter identification and eligibility verification challenges at polling sites," Shafer said.
Franklin County, Mo. clerk Debbie Door told a local newspaper that the $100,000 expenditure to purchase 100 iPads to use to check-in voters well worth it. She told the paper that Franklin County did not experience the line problems that many others did because voters were able to check in so quickly.
Kravolec noted that Cook County will be moving to electronic pollbooks — albeit not iPads — starting with municipal elections in February and April.
Another technology many in the field agreed would help speed up the election-day process is the ability for voters to access as much information as possible prior to heading to their polling place.
"The availability of online lookup tools has been a great asset to voters, helping them more easily find their polling place or verify their registration or vote-by-mail ballot status," Smith said.
And with increasingly lengthy ballots — something absolutely everyone seems to complain about and cite as source of the problems on Election Day — easily being able to review those ballots online ahead of the election is crucial.
Internet Voting
Want to get those in the elections world riled up? Ask about Internet voting. And that's what a lot of people were doing in the days following the November election. If we can securely bank online, why can't we cast a ballot online?
"Trustworthy Internet voting is not going to happen in the future, because we don't know how to do it," said Jones from the University of Iowa. "Really, the problem of how to do Internet voting securely has been studied repeatedly since 1999, and there is very strong agreement among computer scientists that they don't know how to do it. These people aren't amateurs, either."
Smith said that the security issues surrounding Internet voting are a larger problem than those surrounding DREs, but that it's hard for people to grasp because we spend so much of our daily lives online.
The lack of support for Internet voting doesn't mean that the Internet can't be part of Election Day and help ease some of the congestion we seem to see every four years.
"We believe there are many good uses of the Internet, including getting information to voters that they need. Messaging voters on their smart phones or making a webfeed of 'short wait times at this vote center' available could make a big difference," Smith said.
So what is the solution to the long lines on Election Day? Is it better technology? Is it more and better-trained poll workers? Is more nontraditional options like early voting and vote-by-mail? Ultimately there is no single silver bullet, but one thing is certain there are a lot of very smart, thoughtful people trying to figure it out.
"People underestimate how tricky our system of secret ballots really is," Dill said. "It took a long time for people to refine the procedures for secret ballot voting. Time and time again, we've adopted new voting systems without thinking through the implications. That happened with DREs. Let's stop and think before the next 'innovation'."
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St. Joseph tops Darien in battle of unbeatens
TRUMBULL -- In one quarter Saturday, Darien's defensive line did what few have done this season: It hit quarterback Jordan Vazzano.
The Blue Wave sacked the St. Joseph quarterback twice, they forced him to scramble, they picked him off, and for more than 16 minutes, they kept him off the scoreboard. But with Vazzano contained, the Cadets ultimately found another answer.
They had Mufasha Abdul Basir.
The elusive junior tailback gashed Darien on the ground, racking up 202 yards and two touchdowns to power St. Joseph to a 28-14 come-from-behind win over the Blue Wave.
"They never really stopped the run, so we committed to it," coach Joe Della Vecchia said. "We thought we had our zone read and stuff going."
Abdul Basir's 29-yard burst to the end zone capped a 96-yard drive, and gave the Cadets the lead for good, 21-14 with 9:46 left. He had a 44-yard run on the first snap of the five-play drive, just seconds after the Cadets stuffed Darien on 4th-and-goal from the 4.
Down 14-7, St. Joseph answered on its opening drive of the third, marching 80 yards in 12 plays to tie it on Abdul Basir's 3-yard run. The Cadets' defense stifled Darien from then on, shutting out the Blue Wave in the second half.
The Cadets remained unbeaten at 4-0, while Darien, which had scored at least 42 points in each of its first three games, dropped to 3-1.
"Second half, coach (Della Vecchia) really stressed how important this game really is, and how important it should really be to us," the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Abdul Basir said. "My heart and my determination just took over."
Vazzano, who tossed 12 touchdowns over the first three weeks, was held in check through the air Saturday. He was intercepted for just the second time this year -- on the Cadets' second drive by Myles Ridder -- but had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs. He finished the day with 43 yards on nine carries behind a punishing offensive line.
"We took away the pass early," Darien coach Rob Trifone said, "and then we tried to take away the run, but we couldn't. ... A lot of missed tackles, missed opportunities. Against that gargantuan line, you can't have missed opportunities."
Darien had plenty of missed opportunities on offense, failing to convert on a pair of key fourth down plays in the second half. The first came on the first play of the fourth quarter, when the Blue Wave stalled on 4th-and-goal from the St. Joseph 4. Despite having one of the FCIAC's most accurate kickers, senior Daly Hebert, Trifone opted to run a halfback option pass, which Nick Lombardo threw incomplete.
"We have to convert," Trifone said. "I took a risk, instead of kicking the field goal ... we had practiced that play all week. I could've caught it in the end zone.
"Nothing against our players, but they choked up a little bit, and they overthrew it."
Trailing by 14, Darien also went for it on 4th-and-10 from its own 49 with 8:21 left, but Silas Wyper's pass fell incomplete.
Senior Jay Harrison rushed for two touchdowns in the first half to account for the Blue Wave's offense. He scored on 1-yard run late in the first quarter to go up 7-0, then punched his way into the end zone 31 seconds before halftime from the Cadets' 2 for a 14-7 lead.
The Cadets, however, did their best to ground Darien's aerial attack. Senior defensive lineman Mike Schuchmann sacked Wyper twice.
"We just got there," the 6-foot-2, 223-pound Schuchmann said. "We did a really good job today."
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St. Joseph 28, Darien 14
D -- Jay Harrison 1 run (Daly Hebert kick)
SJ -- Jordan Vazzano 1 run (Kevin Bortnick kick)
D -- Harrison 2 run (Hebert kick)
SJ -- Mufasha Abdul Basir 3 run (Bortnick kick)
SJ -- Abdul Basir 29 run (Bortnick kick)
SJ -- Vazzano 1 run (Bortnick kick)
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Participating in athletics at the NCAA Division I level can bring stress for a student-athlete in any sport. For Kansas junior halfback/flanker Brandon Bourbon, playing video games helps him alleviate some of that stress.
Gaming is an outlet that allows Bourbon to escape from his everyday life, so that he is more focused and ready to work when he needs to be. He said it's something that allows him to get his mind off of everything and not become too overwhelmed with life.
"Gaming helps with my focus because it gives me an outlet to get away from football," Bourbon said. "That way when I come back to work I'm refreshed and ready to focus again, especially because we have had challenging seasons recently and there is a lot of stress that comes with that. Gaming is a good way to release some of that stress."
Bourbon's roommate and fellow teammate, Ben Heeney, thinks playing video games is a way for Bourbon to focus on something besides football, something he believes all players need to do from time to time.
"He was pretty pumped when he got 'Grand Theft Auto V' recently," Heeney said. "He is a serious gamer. He plays whenever he gets time. It's just something that he enjoys doing outside of football. I think it's a way for him to do his own thing and relax a little bit."
Bourbon's uncle got him interested in playing video games when he was younger and he has been gaming ever since.
"Ever since I was little I've liked to play video games," Bourbon stated. "They help me learn and it's always been a stress reliever for me, a way to escape for a little bit. My uncle, David, got me playing video games when I was about 10. I would always play with my dad, uncles and brother. Playing with them was what made it so fun. It was a group activity in my family."
Bourbon said that at home in rural Potosi, Mo., his family isn't able to get internet or strong cell phone service, and video games were a way to stay entertained and out of trouble when he was growing up. One of his favorite memories as a kid was staying up late with his brother and playing video games all night.
"My mom would always come upstairs and sneak up on me and my brother playing at three in the morning," Bourbon said. "She would always scare us because we would be zoned in on the TV and focused on the game. We were never expecting it."
Today, Bourbon enjoys gaming with Heeney along with sophomore linebacker, Michael Zunica. Bourbon said that he shares the enjoyment of video games with Zunica the most.
"All spring I would stay up and play 'Far Cry' with Michael," Bourbon recalled. "That was a regular thing for the two of us. We would stay up all night one night playing, and then sleep the next, just so we could manage it. That was all spring, until we beat it, and then we were back to normal."
Bourbon believes he is able to make connections from his video game playing to his real life. He thinks that he is a more strategic person thanks to video games and is better at thinking critically about tough situations.
"I think there are a lot of ways people can relate video games to real life," Bourbon said. "When I was younger, I felt like my vocabulary was more advanced compared to my friends' because I played video games. For instance, I learned the word 'summon' from playing a game. I used it one time in third grade and none of my friends knew what it meant. Aside from that, the problem-solving aspect of video games has been helpful to me. It enhances my critical thinking and helps me become better at strategizing and solving problems."
While Bourbon does enjoy playing games as a hobby, he doesn't let it interfere with the responsibilities he has to the Jayhawk football team. Battling injuries last season kept Bourbon from making a true impact on the team, something he is trying to accomplish this year.
"I know Coach (Reggie) Mitchell, who has been my position coach since I got here, expects me to be a leader," Bourbon said. "He has expected me to be one since I became a member of the team. It's hard to do that when I'm not playing or when I don't have a significant role in the games because no matter what type of example I set, I'm not the guy out there on the field making the play. Now that I am able to play more, I think it has allowed me to expand my leadership."
Heeney agrees that this is the year for Bourbon to really step out and accomplish what he wants to get done.
"He's been hurt a lot in previous years, so he's coming out of that hopefully for good this season," Heeney said. "His role has been really increasing recently, and I know he's a play-maker. The coaches are really looking to him this season to be a leader and hold some responsibility."
There are improvements that Bourbon is looking to make in regards to his personal game as well. He said that he could always put more time into learning more about the opponents
"It's hard to learn a lot about how the opponent plays when we have such a short turnaround from week to week, but I can always put more work into that," Bourbon said.
This season has brought Bourbon many opportunities that will allow him to increase his role on the Kansas football team. Bourbon is able to bond with some of his teammates that share the enjoyment of playing video games, and it is a way for him to better focus on the sport he loves.


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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Novell Inc directors who approved the information technology company's 2010 sale for $2.2 billion must defend a lawsuit that alleges they unfairly favored Attachmate Corp over other bidders.
The shareholders brought a reasonably conceivable claim that the directors acted in bad faith based on their "unexplained, extremely favorable treatment of Attachmate," Delaware Court of Chancery Judge John Noble wrote in a 50-page opinion. His ruling on Wednesday will allow the case to proceed.
Novell's board agreed in November 2010 to sell the company to Seattle-based software firm Attachmate for $6.10 per share. As part of the deal, Novell also agreed to sell a collection of patents to a group led by Microsoft Corp for $450 million.
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